darling boy

[lostslightly]

"excuses, excuses. are they teaching you anything there, johnny? or is it all just body warmers and douchebag moves?" slightly grinned. he was pretty sure that as far as the darlings went so long as it wasn't wendy, he was in the clear. not that slightly had ever seen what peter saw in her... or maybe he just didn't like having a mirror held up to him. unlike wendy though, slightly was going nowhere.

"speaking of... have you seen stasia lately? you've not got her like, stashed under your bed or something?"

[jxhn-darling]

"they're also teaching tax evasion and money laundering" he joked and shook his head "you're such a bitch" he grinned, giving slightly a nudge. it would be annoying if it wasn't so charming on him. since peter's meltdown about his sister, he hadn't seen as much of the lost boys as he'd used to.

"first body warmers and douchebag moves and now you've got me stashing stas under my bed? damn sligh, your opinion of me is really on the floor these days, huh?" he chuckled "but to answer your question, no i've not seen her. i've been cramming for exams. if this is you complaining about her coat again, just drop the coat at my place"

[krxnk-cabrera]

Kronk wasn't sure how this was going to go. Wendy had given him a little bit of insight on her family, and that the way to win her brothers and her father over was through their sweet tooths. But he also knew that her family was sort of... intense, it seemed. He wasn't a stranger to that, being one of five rowdy children growing up. But still, he was a little nervous.

He decided maybe it would be a good idea to meet her brothers first, since that seemed less intimidating. Thus, he'd made a plan to meet John at the park —which had proven a little difficult given both of their schedules— to hopefully get a chance to get to know him. Of course, he'd also brought a little gift, too, in the form of dessert. As he waited, Kronk pulled out his phone, glancing at the time. When he looked up, he saw the other man approaching. "John," he smiled, waving him over.

@jxhn-darling

[jxhn-darling]

meeting wendy's boyfriend wasn't on the top of his priorities list, but john had reluctantly agreed after persistent asking by his sister to give kronk a chance. after some back and forward, they had agreed on meeting at the park when they finally landed on a date and time that worked from them both.

john shoved his hands into his jacket pocket and walked through the park, nodding to the passerby's that he knew. spotting kronk at one of the benches, he made his way over when kronk had called him. who knew that meeting your big sisters boyfriend was considered such a big deal. as much as the siblings could be competitive and at loggerheads, john was still highly protective of her, especially after peter.

"kronk"

[arthurrasa]

Too hot,Hot Damn

continue from here @jxhn-darling

Arthur watched the young man struggle to light his cigarette, his gaze lingering on the lighter as it refused to cooperate. He had never smoked himself—partly because growing up he had never been able to afford cigarettes, and partly because he had never seen the appeal. It simply wasn't a habit he intended to pick up. Still, he found himself curious about the stranger. They hadn't met before, and this seemed as good an opportunity as any to introduce himself.

"Would you like me to give it a try?" he asked politely, offering a small, hesitant smile as he extended a hand toward the lighter. "Maybe it's just being pressed too hard... or perhaps it's out of fuel."

Arthur shrugged lightly, not wanting to sound like he knew what he was talking about when he clearly didn't. He only wanted to help, even if the problem turned out to be something much simpler- or impossible to fix.

"Oh, and I'm Arthur, by the way," he added, realizing he had almost forgotten to introduce himself. "I study Psychology at the university, and I work two part-time jobs—one at the local music store and another at the hotel." He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly before letting out a quiet chuckle. "I'm still pretty new in town, so... I figured I'd come over and say hello. It's always nice to meet someone new."

[jxhn-darling]

john was about ready to lose his temper at the lighter when he stopped himself at the arrival of some guy. cigarette dangling from his lips, he aggressively shook the lighter to see if the fuel would play ball at the suggestion he remembered from slightly that one time. giving up, he handed the lighter to the guy "feel free to give it a try"

he watched on as the guy introduced himself and rambled on. "good to meet you, i'm john. finance and business major with no part time job." he introduced himself "sorry you've had to meet me before my nicotine fix"

[lostslightly]

"oh my god, give me that. you're literally stressing me out from here-," slightly interrupted, utterly obnoxious as usual, and pawing for the lighter out of john's hands. he gave it a hearty shake before reaching back out and lighting it for him. thank fuck it worked on the first try or slightly would have had to suffer the embarrassment. "they clearly aren't teaching you nearly enough, college boy."

[jxhn-darling]

he hadn't seen slightly approaching, much too focused on his task at hand. he was about to argue with whoever swiped his lighter from him but stopped, mouth hanging open when he clocked who it was. john caught the cigarette in between his lips in time for the other to light it for him.

"finance doesn't have a module for lighting up. we're not all masters of the lighter"

[hollanovverse]

[baileylxghtfoot]

Bailey just so happened to be walking by the library at the right time, it seemed. He'd been doing a favor for his mom, and was heading back to her house when he overheard someone grumbling. Curious, he turned toward the noise and noticed someone trying to light a cigarette. He patted his pocket just to make sure he had his, before offering, and walked toward the man.

"Here," Bailey offered, holding the lighter out. "Try this one. Should work, thing's brand new."

[jxhn-darling]

looking up from his uncooperative lighter, he nodded and took the lighter that was offered to him "thanks man" john sparked the flame and lit up his cigarette, blowing out the smoke with a deep sigh of relief. he handed the lighter back to bailey.

"you're a lifesaver for showing up when you did"

[callme-abby]

"Hmm... yes, I suppose you would be better suited for apple picking, with those long, beefy arms of yours. But unfortunately she isn't here at the moment. Besides, you can carry the basket," Abby smirked. "And don't worry about snacking on a few here and there, I'm sure it'll be fine."

[jxhn-darling]

"is there a body type per fruit picking scale i should know about?" he asked. he's taking the beefy arms compliment and storing that away for his self esteem later after it's berated by his father. "i can do that. fair warning, i will be eating my weight in strawberries. i don't make the rules"

[itsmee-william]

Smee shook out his hair and pushed it out of his face, just as none other than John Darling was vastly approaching. Oh, lovely, he thought to himself. He hadn't even seen the perpetrator, but to know it was one of the Darling boys did not surprise him. "Well, I'm as alright as one c-could be, after a stunt like t-that," he sighed, tapping the water out of his ear. "Fortunately, I'm already in my swim suit... what is that b-brother of yours doing anyway?"

[jxhn-darling]

john fought a laugh when smee had to tap the water from his ear like some sort of human teapot. he looked briefly to his brother who was none the wiser that he had almost caused smee's demise. "he was racing his friends back to the pool. they'd made a bet on who'd get there first. not that it's any help to you, he did win."

[jxhn-darling]

taking five from his studying, john took the opportunity to slip out of the library and tuck round at the side of the building. the stress getting the better of him, he pulled his packet from his pocket and placed a cigarette between his lips. flicking the lighter he huffed when the spark wouldn't take.

"come on, light goddamn it"

@happieststarters

[callme-abby]

"want to come pick fresh strawberries with me?"

@happieststarters

[jxhn-darling]

"would wendy not be better companionship for this kind of thing? i'll end up eating them rather than picking them. if you can live with that, then fine"

[itsmee-william]

Against better judgement, Smee had decided to get some nice fresh air on his day off, and go down to the pool for a hopefully relaxing experience. However, it didn't start off so great, as when he was walking over to a chair, someone running by slammed into him, and sent him floundering into the water.. "Why is it always me?"

@happieststarters

[jxhn-darling]

the darling's had been at the pool for the day. one water based competition after another. john laughed at michael raching back to the pool after a break, it was going to well until his younger brother almost bulldozed down smee in the process. swimming up to him when he saw the guy tumble in "oh shit, smee, you alright? sorry about michael"

[sinmonger]

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